RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 27C
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 27C
27C . Property condition report at start and end of tenancy
(1) A lessor must,
within 7 days after a tenant has entered into occupation of residential
premises under a residential tenancy agreement —
(a)
prepare a report describing the condition of the premises; and
(b)
provide 2 copies of the report to the tenant.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
(2) A tenant given
copies of a report under subsection (1)(b) who disagrees with any information
in the report must, within 7 days of receiving the copies —
(a) mark
a copy in a manner that shows the information with which the tenant disagrees;
and
(b) give
the copy back to the lessor.
(3) If the tenant does
not give a copy of the report back to the lessor under subsection (2), the
tenant is to be taken to accept the report as a true and accurate description
of the condition of the residential premises.
(4) A lessor must, as
soon as practicable, and in any event within 14 days, after the termination of
a tenancy or tenant’s interest in a residential tenancy agreement
—
(a)
conduct an inspection of the residential premises; and
(b)
prepare a final report describing the condition of the premises; and
(c)
provide a copy of the report to the tenant.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
(4A) A lessor is taken
to comply with subsection (4) if, before the termination of a tenant’s
interest, the lessor —
(a)
enters residential premises under section 46(6B); and
(b) in
relation to that entry —
(i)
conducts an inspection of the premises; and
(ii)
prepares a report describing the condition of the
premises; and
(iii)
provides a copy of the report to the tenant.
(5) The tenant is to
be given a reasonable opportunity to be present at the inspection conducted
under subsection (4)(a) or (4A)(a).
(6) The regulations
may prescribe information that must be included in a property condition
report.
[Section 27C inserted: No. 60 of 2011 s. 22;
amended: No. 3 of 2019 s. 6 and 25.]